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Statement from National Low Income Housing Coalition President and CEO Diane Yentel on the...
Brock Long has repeatedly failed to address the housing needs of the lowest-income disaster survivors including people with disabilities, seniors, families with children
Mortgage Delinquencies Dropped to 18-Year Low in the Fourth Quarter of 2018
The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties decreased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.06 percent of all loans outstanding at the end of the fourth
USDA and HHS Partner to Create Recovery Housing in Rural Communities
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary
Commercial and Multifamily Mortgage Maturity Volumes to Increase 8 Percent in 2019
$110.5 billion of the $1.9 trillion (6 percent) of outstanding commercial and multifamily mortgages held by non-bank lenders and investors will mature in 2019, according to the Mortgage
Construction Input Price Declines Carry into 2019, Says ABC
Construction input prices fell 0.7 percent on a monthly basis in January yet are up 1.6 percent year-over-year according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau
Norton Gets $40 Million for DCTAG, Prevents New Anti-Home-Rule Riders in Final Spending Bill
The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that the expected final fiscal year (FY) 2019 District of Columbia Appropriations bill, filed last night, contains $40 million
MBA Forecast: Commercial and Multifamily Originations to Hold Firm in 2019
Steady commercial real estate markets, along with equity and debt availability, are expected to keep commercial and multifamily mortgage originations roughly on par with the volumes seen
CPSC Launches Landmark Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Survey Nationwide
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is launching a landmark survey of smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarm usage in consumers’ homes across the United States. The survey will be conducted in 46 cities across 23 states
Cleveland symposium on removing barriers to homeownership addresses challenges facing low- and moderate-income families
A Feb. 20 symposium in downtown Cleveland will explore how to create and sustain housing affordability so that housing remains accessible for current and future homeowners
Housing Affordability Holds Steady at a 10-Year Low in the Fourth Quarter
A modest increase in interest rates offset a slight decline in home prices to keep housing affordability essentially level in the fourth quarter of 2018 and still hovering
National Institute of Building Sciences to Host Session, Meeting, Booth at NFMT
Attend the National Facilities Management and Technology Conference (NFMT) 2019 and discover the latest facility trends on improving operations; construction, renovation and retrofit; and staffing
Advocacy groups sue St. Johns County Sheriff, Florida Highway Patrol Director for enforcing unconstitutional...
A group of advocacy organizations and pro bono attorneys are suing St. Johns County Sheriff David B. Shoar and Florida Highway Patrol Director Gene Spaulding on behalf of Peter Vigue, a St. Augustine
700,000 U.S. Minors are Alone and Without A Home: New Report Addresses Their Rights...
A new report by the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty and National Network for Youth discusses the state laws impacting an estimated 700,000 minors in the U.S. experiencing homelessness
2018 Ends on a High Note with a 14 Percent Rise in Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing
A strong final three months of the year helped commercial and multifamily mortgage originations increase by three percent in 2018, according to preliminary estimates from the Mortgage Bankers
Mayor Bowser Launches the READY Center, Connecting Returning Citizens To Housing, Employment, and Other...
During Fair Shot February, the Bowser Administration launched the READY (Resources to Empower and Develop You) Center. The READY Center is a one-stop shop where formerly incarcerated District residents
Mortgage Applications Decline in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 3.7 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending
Mayor Bowser Announces Next Steps in the Transformation of St. Elizabeths East, Bringing Jobs,...
Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) announced that Redbrick LMD will develop Parcel 15 into a vibrant town square destination
MISMO® Seeks Input on New Standardized Loan Application Dataset
MISMO, the mortgage industry's standards organization, is seeking industry participants to collaborate on developing a standardized loan dataset that will correspond with the new Uniform Residential Loan
MBA Presents PNC Bank with Commercial/Multifamily Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Award
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today announced at its 2019 Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo that PNC Bank has been awarded
Metro Home Prices Jump 4 Percent in 2018’s Fourth Quarter
Inventory increased and metro market prices rose at a slower pace in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to the latest quarterly report by the National Association of Realtors
